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WILLIAM KJWINANT, OF RYE, NEW YORK, SSIGNOR T04 HIMSELF, WIL- LIAM WILMOT KISSAM, AND EMILY WINANT.

Letters Patent No. 111,162, dated January 24, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN WINDOW-PROTECTORS.

10 all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM K.\VINA NT, of Rye, in the county of ,Vestchester'and State of New York, have invented an Improved Window-Protector; and the following is declared to be a correct description of thc same.

This window-protector is designed'to take the place of iron shutters, and protect the window and frame.V

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Buildings in cities are frequently close to each other, and heretofore iron shutters have been employed as a protection against fire. These areliable to be left open, are a source of constant trouble to open and shut, when closed exclude light, and when exposed to tire often buckle 'and warp, and being close to the window-frame, cause the same to catch fire from the heat.

My window-guard isalways in a position for use, it does not require to be opened or shut, and it admits the light.

My invention consists in a window-guard, made of an inclined metallic shield rising from or near the window-sill, and with side pieces coming to the brickwork or face of't'he building, and attached by hooks or hinges. l v

By this construction there is an opening between the window and the upper part ofthe shield, to freely 'admit A-light and allow of Ventilation, and the inner surface ofthe shield being painted white or lined with reecting material, aids in lighting the room, rather than excluding light, because these guards will generally be used where the adjoining buildings exclude al- IDDSt all the light, except that coming from above.

This guard will act to delieet smoke or ame rising from a story below, or from au adjacent building and will keep the window and -frame from becoming hot, and produce an outward draught from the apartment that prevents smoke or sparks entering a window, even This window-protector is especially designed for tenement-houses as a protection from fire; it serves also to prevent persons from looking into the windows opposite; it may also act as an awning when the bottom of the guard is pressed ont, and the upper end thrown back against the building.

In the drawing- Figure lis a vertical section of `a window, with my guard applied thereto; and v Figure 2 is an elevation of' the same.

The building is of any desired character. I have vshown the window-sill a, brick-work l), window-frame c, and lintel d.

The \vindo\\'protector is made of sheet metal, the portion c being oblong or square, with sides f f of triangular' shape, and the, edges of these sides f come against the surface of the building, so as to protect the wooden window-frames c. Y

The protector or shield'is attached at t', by hooks or hinges, andwill hang in the position shown, or may be moved intoV the position shown by dotted lines, fig. 1, and there held to act as an awning.

The protector might be hinged near the top of' thel window, as seen iu Figure 3, wherein the side pieces f f are shown-as of a different shape to those in iig. 1. This protector, lessening the riskof re, will also decrease the rate of insurance, and the protector can be made at less cost than iron shutters, because a frame of metal is notv necessary, and the shape of the protector is such that heat will not materially alter its configuration;

I claim as luy invention- The window-protector made of sheet metal e, with side pieces ff, attached to the buildin g at i, by hinges, as and for the purposes set forth.

Dated November 2, 1870.

WILLIAM K. WINANT.

\Vitnesses:

OHAs. H. SMITH, GEO. T. PINGKNEY; 

